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find the co-ordinate of the point where the line y=3x-8 crosses the y axis write down the gradient of the line y=3x-8

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Answer:

Point where the line crosses the y-axis is (0, -8)

Gradient: 3

Explanation:

The slope-intercept form of the equation of a straight line is
y = mx + b

where m =slope or gradient

b is the y-intercept ie the y-value where the line crosses the y-axis. This is also the value of y when x = 0

Comparing the general equation with y = 3x - 8

we get the y-intercept as -8 and therefore the point (0, -8) is the point where the line crosses the y-axis

The gradient is 3 which is the coefficient of x

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